Barauni

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| settlement_type = Town

| image_skyline = Rajendra Setu.png

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| image_caption = Rajendra Setu, Barauni

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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Bihar, India

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| subdivision_name1 = {{flagicon image|Bihar Government Banner.png}} Bihar

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| subdivision_name2 = Begusarai

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| government_type = Nagar parishad

| governing_body = Barauni Nagar Parishad and Bihat Nagar Parishad

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| demographics_type1 = Language

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| library = Maulana Ishaque Urdu Library

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Barauni is an industrial town situated on the bank of the river Ganges in the Begusarai district in the state of Bihar, India. It lies north of the Ganges (Ganga) River.

Economy

= Industries =

Major industrial plants in Barauni include:

Barauni Thermal Power Station (NTPC){{Cite news |title=NTPC permanently closed 220 MW Barauni Stage-I project |url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/companies/ntpc-permanently-closed-220-mw-barauni-stage-i-project/article68012368.ece |work=Business Line |agency=PTI |date=31 March 2024 |access-date=4 March 2025}}
Barauni Fertiliser Plant (HURL){{cite web |title=Prime Minister Inaugurates Hindustan Urvarak & Rasayan Ltd (HURL) fertilizer plant in Barauni |url=https://pib.gov.in/PressReleaseIframePage.aspx?PRID=2010953 |website=pib.gov.in |access-date=4 March 2025}}
Barauni Refinery (IOCL){{cite news |title=IOC to invest over Rs 21,000 cr in Bihar refinery expansion, gas projects |url=https://www.business-standard.com/companies/news/ioc-to-invest-over-rs-21-000-cr-in-bihar-refinery-expansion-gas-projects-124121900884_1.html |work=Business Standard |agency=PTI |access-date=4 March 2025}}
PepsiCo Bottling Plant (Varun Beverages){{Cite news |title=Bihar CM Nitish Kumar opens Barauni beverage unit, biggest in eastern India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/bihar-cm-nitish-kumar-opens-barauni-beverage-unit-biggest-in-eastern-india/articleshow/90871624.cms |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257 |date=16 April 2022 |access-date=4 March 2025}}
Sudha Dairy{{cite news |url=https://www.bhaskar.com/local/bihar/begusarai/barauni/news/pm-modi-inaugurated-the-new-plant-of-barauni-sudha-dairy-built-with-a-cost-of-rs-133-crore-134536399.html |title=PM Modi inaugurated the new plant of Barauni Sudha Dairy built with a cost of Rs 133 crore |work=Dainik Bhaskar |lang=hi |date=24 February 2025 |access-date=4 March 2025}}
Neo Carbon Pvt. Ltd.{{cite web |title=1 CARE Ratings Ltd. Press Release Neo Carbons Private Limited |url=https://www.careratings.com/upload/CompanyFiles/PR/202402120248_Neo_Carbons_Private_Limited.pdf |website=Care Ratings |date=7 February 2024 |access-date=4 March 2025}}
Ethanol Plant{{Cite web |last=Monu |first=Sanjay Kumar |date=16 March 2022 |title=Ethanol Plants in Bihar - Everything you need to know about |url=https://www.muzcorner.in/2022/03/ethanol-plant-bihar.html |website=Muzcorner |access-date=4 March 2025}}

Transport

= Railways =

Barauni Junction is one of the important stations in Bihar and has strategic location. It is a junction and is connected to India's main cities of New Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai and Chennai via broad gauge routes. Barauni has three railway stations –

Barauni Junction – where trains from Patna side enter and reverse to proceed towards North East (exception is for trains coming from Samastipur and Hajipur side where reversal is not needed),
New Barauni Junction – at some distance in order to avoid reversal at the former. it is a bypass station of Barauni Junction which is directly connected to Patna and Katihar side.
Barauni Flag – a small station on Barauni–Gorakhpur, Raxaul and Jainagar lines.{{Cite news |title=Barauni Flag Railway Station (BUJ) : Station Code, Time Table, Map, Enquiry |url=https://www.ndtv.com/indian-railway/barauni-flag-buj-station |access-date=28 June 2022 |work=NDTV |language=en}}

= Roads =

{{jct|NH|122|country=IND}} starts from Barauni and leads to Lucknow via Muzaffarpur. {{jct|NH|31|country=IND}} passes through the town and leads to Purnia and Guwahati in East and Patna in west. Both National Highways have junction here. Previously, it is the only route for Northeast India that's why it was called Assam Road.

= Air =

The nearest airport is Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport in Patna which is approximately {{Convert|102|km}} away while Darbhanga Airport is approximately {{Convert|112|km}} away.